So I have no doubt about that. But the real problem is leadership. You have to have the credibility that your threat is real in order to deter your enemies. And you see President Putin pulled out of the nuclear START agreements last year or announced that he was. And just in today's national interest publication, you know, they're reporting that he is saying that he is rehearsing for tactical nuclear weapon use because what he calls western threats, you know, we have to take these things seriously. (02:10–02:19)
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Asserts that President Putin withdrew from the nuclear START agreements.
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